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Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-531.3: Form of ballot; requirements where color display is used.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 23. Elections
- Chapter 15. Mississippi Election Code
- Article 15. Voting Systems.
- Subarticle E. Direct recording electronic voting equipment (DRE).
(1) The ballots for DRE units shall be of such size and arrangement as will suit the construction of the DRE screen and shall be in plain, clear type that is easily readable by persons with normal vision.
(2) (a) If the DRE unit has the capacity for color display, the names of all candidates in a particular race shall be displayed in the same color, font and size, and the political party or affiliation of candidates may be displayed in a color different from that used to display the names of the candidates, but all political parties or affiliations shall be displayed in the same color. All political party names shall be displayed in the same size and font.
(b) All ballot questions, local options, referenda and constitutional amendments shall be displayed in the same color.
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